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Takeshi Mukawa

Languages: Japanese, English

Major Practice Areas

Finance < Structured Finance, Banking >

General Corporate < Environment & Climate Change >

Overseas Practice < Asia Practice >

Related Practice Areas

Mergers & Acquisitions < Mergers & Acquisitions >

Finance < LBO Finance >

General Corporate < Real Estate >

Regulatory < Financial Regulations >

Contact Information

TEL	:	+81-3-5223-7763
FAX	:	+81-3-5223-7663

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Background

The University of Tokyo (B.Ag.)
University of California, Davis School of Law (LL.M., 2002)
with Morgan Lewis & Bockius (2002-2003)
seconded to MITSUI & CO.,LTD, Legal Department (2003-2004)

Bar Admissions

admitted in Japan, 1998; California, 2006
Tokyo Bar Association
California Bar Association

Major Activities

Memberships	- Committee for the Study of the National Registry System under the Kyoto Protocol, organized by Ministry of the Environment (2005) - Committee for the Study of Infrastructure Development for the Kyoto Credit Circulation, organized by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2007) - Committee for the Study of the Domestic Emissions Trading System, organized by Ministry of the Environment (2008-) - Adviser for Japan Carbon Offset Forum, organized by Ministry of the Environment and Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center (2008-) - Committee for the Workshop for Ensuring Transparency of Carbon Offsetting, Third-party Permission and Labeling, organized by Ministry of the Environment and Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center (2008-) - Committee for the Study of Kyoto Credit Exchange, organized by Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc. (2008-) - Committee for the Legal Study of Domestic Emissions Trading System, organized by Ministry of the Environment (2008-) - Committee for the Research and Study of Accounting and Tax Issues Concerning Emissions Trading Credit, organized by Global Industrial and Social Progress Research Institute (2008-) - Offsetting Credit (J-VER) Certification and Steering Committee, organized by Ministry of the Environment (2008-) - Expert Member of Emissions Trading Subcommittee, Global Environment Committee of Central Environment Council, Japanese Government (April 2010-)
Activities Within the Firm	- Structured Finance Practice Group - Financial Practice Group

Memberships

- Committee for the Study of the National Registry System under the Kyoto Protocol, organized by Ministry of the Environment (2005)
- Committee for the Study of Infrastructure Development for the Kyoto Credit Circulation, organized by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2007)
- Committee for the Study of the Domestic Emissions Trading System, organized by Ministry of the Environment (2008-)
- Adviser for Japan Carbon Offset Forum, organized by Ministry of the Environment and Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center (2008-)
- Committee for the Workshop for Ensuring Transparency of Carbon Offsetting, Third-party Permission and Labeling, organized by Ministry of the Environment and Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center (2008-)
- Committee for the Study of Kyoto Credit Exchange, organized by Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc. (2008-)
- Committee for the Legal Study of Domestic Emissions Trading System, organized by Ministry of the Environment (2008-)
- Committee for the Research and Study of Accounting and Tax Issues Concerning Emissions Trading Credit, organized by Global Industrial and Social Progress Research Institute (2008-)
- Offsetting Credit (J-VER) Certification and Steering Committee, organized by Ministry of the Environment (2008-)
- Expert Member of Emissions Trading Subcommittee, Global Environment Committee of Central Environment Council, Japanese Government (April 2010-)

Activities Within the Firm

- Structured Finance Practice Group
- Financial Practice Group

Major Awards

Nov. 7, 2011	Top rankings received for environment sector in PLC Which lawyer?
Oct. 27, 2010	Top rankings received for environment sector in PLC Which lawyer?
Aug. 24, 2010	Top rankings received from Best Lawyers in "The Best Lawyers International 2010: Japan"
Jan. 13, 2009	Top rankings received from Best Lawyers in "The Best Lawyers International 2009: Japan"

Major Publications

February 2012

Bookshojihomu

"Takeover Laws and Regulations in Asia"

Author	:	Takeshi Mukawa, Takeshi Komatsu, Yoshihiro Kojima, Hideaki Umetsu, Tomohiro Tsuchiya, Takuya Eguchi, Yuto Matsumura, Mitsue Tanaka, Seiji Akimoto, Yohei Koyama, Hidetomo Futami, Kenichi Sekiguchi, Masahito Saeki, Gaku Yoneyama, Sho Imanaka, Aki Tanaka, Ayako Tsuru
Language	:	Japanese